This article series describes the configuration of automation using the example of a garden railway.

In the third part, we expand our station by adding stop signs.

Adding a Stop Sign

We select a CTC module nearby, e.g., the one that controls the turnout to the corresponding siding. There, we go into the Config and click the "Add a product" button. We choose the catalog "universell-schilder.xml" and select the "stop sign" in the appropriate direction:

Then we click "Apply".

In the Config dialog, we click "Upload".

Placing the Stop Sign in the Track Plan

In the associated track plan, we place a signal track piece in the appropriate direction:

Then, from the Action group "Signal Tower", we select the newly created sign and click on the recently placed signal in the track plan. The signal symbol is replaced by the H-symbol:

Afterward, we click "Upload".

Linking the Stop Sign with an NFC Beacon

To link the stop sign with the NFC beacon, we open the "Edit automation" dialog of the track diagram where we placed the NFC beacon. Then, under "Products and Actions", we search for the NFC beacon and select the trigger there.

To the right of "Trigger", we click the "Select" button. The Action group "Signal Tower" should already be selected. In the lower list, we click on our stop sign:

Then we click "Apply", and our automation config looks as follows:

Afterward, we click "Upload".

Shortly afterward, our stop sign appears in the track diagram.

Whenever a locomotive in automatic mode passes over the beacon linked to the stop sign, it stops. A manually controlled locomotive ignores the stop sign.